Ignacio Agramonte International Airport
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Ignacio Agramonte International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Ignacio Agramonte | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | ECASA | ||||||||||
Location | Camagüey | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 126 m / 413 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 21°25′13″N 077°50′51″W / 21.42028°N 77.84750°WCoordinates: 21°25′13″N 077°50′51″W / 21.42028°N 77.84750°W | ||||||||||
Website | camaguey.airportcuba.net | ||||||||||
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Source: Aerodrome chart[1] |
Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Ignacio Agramonte) (IATA: CMW, ICAO: MUCM) is an international airport in central Camagüey Province, Cuba. It serves the city of Camagüey and the resort village of Santa Lucía.
History
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force from 1942 until 1944. The 25th Bombardment Group 417th Bombardment Squadron flew B-18 Bolo bombers from the airfield, known as Camaguey Air Base, from 13 April 1942 though August 1943. The squadron flew antisubmarine missions over the northern Caribbean. The base was also used for air-sea rescue missions by the 1st Rescue Squadron.[2]
From 1 January 1943, the USAAF set up postal operations for Camaguey using Army Post Office, Miami with the address: 2714 APO MIA.[3] The United States Navy also set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations.[citation needed] They used the Fleet Post Office, Atlantic located in New York City with the address: 617 FPO NY.[4]
The airport was closed from March to October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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American Airlines | Miami (resumes November 4, 2022)[5] |
Aruba Airlines | Georgetown–Cheddi Jagan, Managua |
Bahamasair | Seasonal: Nassau[6] |
Fly All Ways | Paramaribo |
Nordwind Airlines | Seasonal charter: Moscow–Sheremetyevo |
Sunrise Airways | Port-au-Prince |
VivaAerobús | Cancún, Mérida |
Camagüey Air Base
The airport is an inactive Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base:
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ Aerodrome chart Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Issued 2 August 2007
- ^ USAF Historical Research Agency Document Search, Camaguey
- ^ "US Army Air Force Post Offices". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ "World War II Navy Post Office Numbers".
- ^ "American Airlines requests DOT to renew routes to Cuba". 30 June 2022.
- ^ "bahamasair Adds Camaguey Service From May 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ http://cubaaldescubierto.com/?p=486
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
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